Flat-iron



NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.;

THOMAS BUTTERS, OF CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

FLAT-IRON.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 52,529, dated February-l3, 1866.

had to the annexed drawings thereof, making apart ot' this specification, in which- Figure l is a longitudinal elevation, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section.

The nature of the invention consists in providing for the removal ot the top of the box containing the heatin g-iron, which is held in its place by the lever Aand the spring B, as shown in the above-mentioned drawings.

The handle is provided with a tin guard,

and securely and permanently fastened to the movable top.

The top is removed by pressing back the lever A, which is provided with a wooden tip to guard against heat, which permits the cover of the box to be taken oft', and the heating-iron is removed and another substituted bythe use ot' a lifter such as is provided for removing covers from the common cooking-stove.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A box {iat-iron provided with an internal removable heater and with means for removing the same, consisting of the lever A, supported upon the box, and the spring B, attached to the handle, arranged and operating in the manner described.

THOMAS BUTTERS.

Witnesses:

H. K. DEWEY, GHAs. G. LUNA. 

